Friday - June 13, 2025 - FVRD to undertake new trail survey

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Star Wars is good. Star Wars is great even. But have you heard about Spaceballs? If not, you are missing out. The Mel Brooks film is a parody of George Lucas’ space opera, and includes iconic Canadian actors Rick Moranis (in his role as the Darth Vader-inspired-villain Dark Helmet) and John Candy (in his role as Barf, the wookie-style sidekick to Bill Pullman’s Lone Star). It criticizes the merchandising lust of the movie industry and the consumerism of the modern world, while including a reference to the Michigan J. Frog version of “Hello! Ma Baby.”

You can watch Spaceballs on Amazon Prime (or on YouTube apparently). And in 2027, you’ll be able to watch the sequel in theatres.

In the original, Mel Brooks joked that a sequel would be called Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money. The new trailer is not clear on whether that title will prevail. But several actors will be reprising their roles from the original, including the elusive Moranis, who had largely retired from acting after his wife’s death in the 1990s.

It takes a lot to get me out to the theatre. Spaceballs 2 will definitely do it.

– Grace

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Traffic & Weather

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🛣 Click here for links to road cameras across the Fraser Valley, including those for the Coquihalla, Highway 7, Hope-Princeton, Fraser Canyon, and Highway 1 in Langley and Abbotsford.

News

UFV president predicts unexpected enrolment drop

Reality may be blowing a multi-million-dollar hole in the University of the Fraser Valley’s optimistic budget plans.

This spring the university passed a budget that avoided the large-scale cost-cutting planned at other BC universities reliant on international student tuition. But now UFV administrators are now warning of plunging foreign student numbers, and facing the prospect that they too will no longer be able to count on international tuition to balance their books.

• Today, Tyler reports on the implications of fewer international students at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Related

Need to Know

🚓 An Abbotsford man killed in a Surrey shooting this week had no criminal history, police say [CTV]

⚖ A former Langley teacher with a history of inappropriate behaviour towards female students has been disciplined for comments he made shortly before his retirement [Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News]

🚔 Abbotsford police are investigating a reported sexual assault that took place at Fishtrap Creek Park Wednesday [Abbotsford News]

🔫 An RCMP raid found eight guns, four replica firearms, ammo, drugs, and body armour at a home in Langley last month [Langley Advance Times]

🚗 A Mission man was arrested twice in nine days after a series of alleged thefts, including one of a DoorDash delivery vehicle [Mission Record]

🔎 Chilliwack RCMP are asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old boy who was last seen Sunday on Wellington Avenue [Chilliwack Progress]

🦈 Sq'éwqel First Nation (Seabird Island) has received $112,000 from the Pacific Salmon Foundation for salmon restoration in Maria Slough [Agassiz Harrison Observer]

🎫 The new ‘Canada Strong Pass’ is set to give youth discounted access to museums and free seats on Via Rail when it launches next week [CTV]

✉ Canada Post workers will be asked to vote on the Crown corporation’s offer in the ongoing labour dispute, despite union opposition [Global]

🌲 Let’s plan Abbotsford’s future—together. Review the proposed changes to the Official Community Plan and share what you think by June 27.*

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Pipers and caber tossers compete for glory

ScotFestBC 2025 will bring out some of the best pipers and caber tossers in the world to compete for bragging rights and glory. Check it out, along with some great Celtic music, a refreshed whisky school, and a whole lot more all weekend – June 20 and 21 in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. Tickets and info here.

The Agenda

FVRD wants a better understanding of local trail use

The Fraser Valley Regional District hopes to better understand how residents and visitors are exploring local parks, and is undertaking a survey this summer to do so.

In 2010, the FVRD and Metro Vancouver worked together on an analysis of how people used local parks and trails throughout the Lower Mainland. But while Metro Vancouver completed follow-up surveys in 2019 and 2024, the Fraser Valley wasn’t included in those efforts.

Now, the FVRD is doing its own survey to learn how people use regional parks and trails.

Survey data will be gathered through an online questionnaire and in-person surveys at 15 different locations, including Cheam Ridge Trail, which can be accessed by driving an hour-and-a-half on rough, unpaved forest service roads. People will be on site during August and September of this year.

Questionnaires will also be mailed to people living near 11 different local parks, including Popkum Community Trail, Shannon Park, Lake Errock Park, and Cedar Community Park.

The FVRD is currently soliciting proposals for the project. The regional district has said it has a budget of $48,500 for the survey and the analysis. Responses to the request for proposals are due next week, and the contract is expected to be awarded in early July. A final report would be expected by the end of November 2025.

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🗓 Things to do

Family fishing: The Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery in Abbotsford hosts its Family Fishing Day on Saturday from 8am to 1pm. Reel in some trout, win some prizes, and enjoy a barbecue. Details online.

Wine and swine: Township 7 Vineyards and Winery in Langley hosts its Father’s Day Wine and Swine Sunday from 1 to 4pm. Sample a variety of wines alongside bacon-inspired bites. Tickets for adults are $35; kids are free. Details and tickets online.

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